Matagarup Bridge Temporary Works

MAD3 Engineering (formerly McDowall Affleck) assisted the York - Rizzani De Eccher Joint Venture during the design and construction of the Matagarup Bridge.

MAD3 was requested to provide design and third party verification of temporary works including lifting beams, strand jack plates, crane pads, mooring slabs, complex formworks, temporary wishbone support towers and foundations.

Scope Of Work

  • Design of main arches lifting beams and lowering system
  • Design of strand jack plates
  • Design of crane pads
  • Design of mooring slabs
  • 3rd party verification of wishbones temporary support towers
  • Optimization of temporary towers details
  • Third party verification of formwork design for bridge piers
  • Site inspections of temporary works.

Project Challenges

  • Quick response time required
  • Information required from third parties
  • Conservative geotechnical assumptions.

How We Managed This

  • Office location close to site and dedicated resource
  • Proactive approach and good communication
  • Optimized design to meet conservative design assumptions.

Value Engineering

  • Timely response of MAPL’s dedicated engineer avoided site delays
  • Optimized details of temporary towers significantly reduced amount of site welding
  • Optimized foundation design.

Type of Work:

Structural Engineering

Location:

Australia, Perth, Western Australia

Engineering Phase:

Detailed Engineering

Industries:

Temporary Works

Duration:

24 months